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Operations Director in Executive Department
in TeamBlue Belgium - Belgium, Belgium

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Full-time
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Full-Time

Job description

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team.blue Belgium is the Belgian division of team.blue, operating Combell (#1 Belgian hoster), OpenMinds, and other brands. Headquartered in Ghent with strong focus on managed hosting, cloud and SaaS for European SMBs.

Technology · Skanderborg – Denmark · Hybrid

Operations Director

Are you the leader who can turn complex IT operations into a competitive advantage at European scale?

Company team.blueis an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands working together across 22 European countries to provide its 3.5 million SMB customers with everything they need to succeed online by offering best-in-class expertise and services.

team.blue’s brands are a mix of traditional hosting businesses that offer services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce, and server hosting solutions and, as specialist SaaS providers, adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools, and team collaboration products. This broad product offering makes it a one-stop partner for online businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe.

We’re looking for an IT leader to head our Operations teams, guiding several teams, have a commercial outlook and bridge local operations withteam.blue‘s global tech strategy.

Role & responsibilities

As Operations Director inteam.blue Denmark, you’ll be overall responsible for 40+ skilled colleagues (4 direct reports) who keep our business running every day, as well as the platforms we operate.

Your job is to make sure our IT foundation is strong, secure, and ready for the future. That means overseeing that daily operations are running smoothly in our operations teams, while also driving forward initiatives that improve our customers’ operational experiences.

You’ll be part of the Danish Senior Leadership Team, working side by side with other business leaders, and you’ll report to the Operations Director, Technology (Group).

Your role will be less technical, and more leadership-oriented, backed by a group of skilled technical teams.

You will also act as the primary technology ambassador forteam.blueDenmark, representing our technical capabilities to major clients, partners, and at industry events.

Leadership, strategy and daily operations

  • Advise the Danish leadership on emerging technologies in alignment with Group relevant to the organization’s goals.
  • Set a clear direction for Operations in Denmark in cooperation with team leads for each area and aligned withteam.blue’s global strategy.
  • Partner with Commercial teams on enterprise sales opportunities, joining customer negotiations to validate technical feasibility, commit to SLAs and build credibility with customers’ technical stakeholders.
  • Manage budgets and make sure investments in technology deliver measurable value.
  • Ensure best practices in technical decision-making and maintain a high standard of excellence.
  • Monitor IT projects to ensure proper planning, staffing, and reporting.
  • Maintain and develop effective processes across teams in collaboration with team leads and key stakeholders.
  • Maintain compliance with relevant standards (e.g. ISAE3402, ISO27001, NIS2).

Team development

  • Support in building and retaining strong teams of IT professionals in collaboration with team leads.
  • Create an environment where people are motivated, accountable, and able to grow.
  • Mentor and support your managers and specialists so the whole team performs at its best.
  • Foster local and international collaboration across technology teams.

What we’re looking for

7+ years of IT leadership experience across several functions.

Experience leading IT in a multi-country environment, ideally within the technology industry. Preferably experience from a larger multi-brand enterprise/service provider company.

Proven track record driving digital transformations.

Strategic mindset with the ability to align IT vision to business goals.

Strong leadership skills, with a focus on development and teamwork.

Skilled at collaborating with diverse leaders.

Strong customer-facing communication skills with ability to present technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders in Danish and English

Strong understanding of IT security principles and experience working with security teams.

Solid knowledge of compliance and certifications.

Has or can obtain HEM approval.

Excellent language skills in both Danish and English.

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Benefits

  • Salary package with pension plan and health insurance
  • 6 weeks of vacation, an extra day off, and your birthday off
  • A fantastic canteen serving breakfast, lunch, great coffee – and even the option to bring dinner home to make everyday life easier
  • Fun and talented colleagues – plus plenty of social activities: themed Friday bars, running club, LAN nights, company CS, Smukfest Friday wristbands, and Christmas festivities for the kids
  • Employee perks and discounts, including access to our on-site gym and massage services

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